During his tenure at ESPN, one of his biggest contributions in the sports world was as co-host of the show First Take.

Earlier this week, Steve and Skip shared a heartfelt moment on the show with fans across the globe.

“I do want to thank the many people who reached out by social media yesterday,” he said. “Much love — even to the haters. And most of all, I want to thank this man sitting across from me for all he has done for me, and I’m going to shake his hand and tell him what I told him last Friday: I love you, man, and that’s from the bottom of my heart.”

Bayless was talking about his co-host, Stephen A. Smith.

“I love you back, bro, and it’s a great opportunity for you,” Smith said. “I know it. I know you deserve it. And I’ve often said this on many occasions and I’ll repeat it one last time: One of the greatest honors of my career was when you called me and asked me to do this show.